1920’s Iron Restoration, Old Tool Restoration, Stop Motion Restoration

I had mixed feelings regarding this little Iron, I bought it over two months ago but wasn’t too enthusiastic about restoring it. I loved the character and design of this iron but due to the fact there were processes used during the manufacturing which I new I couldn’t recreate I had my doubts. The rust damaged surface on the base plate was a big problem as I had no way to resurface it. I had initially thought maybe I could use a high temperature chrome spray but I couldn’t find a